As I alluded to earlier in the thread there is good evidence that Illlinois has too many units of government -- the various duplications of roles / services contibutes to the mess that the pension system(s) are facing, really does not improve services to residents and fosters the sorts of criminal behavior that have landed out last two govenors in Federal Penitionaries...

The difficulty is that there are now THOUSANDS of permuations on "chicken &...

So I moved out of my mom's house about 6 months ago.
Granted I only had a drawer and some space in the bathroom at TG's apartment, I was STILL not LIVING at home.
Now I have pretty much gotten everything out, left stuff for a "spare bedroom" for them to do with as they please. Have family visiting or whatever.

Everyone told me to do this. Move out of your mom's house if you don't like it, get your own place and make your own rules, become independent and...

They are but insignificant creations.
They hold inferior moralites, power , wisdom, and nature of being.
They are molded through Our will and desire.
They are made in Our image.
They are nothing compared to Us.
Their desires and actions are Ours.
We shape the story of their lives how We see_
The power We weild over them is immense.
Oh, what petty beings we wrought!
It is time they realize We who gave them life.
It is time the...

My family has been gifted that no one has been lost to political conflict, but as with us all at my age, many have fallen to life's battles.

So, in memory of those valiant souls that did their best while they were here, in ALL of our families:

God's Rest to you each and every one. Those of us you've left behind miss you to this moment. A lump forms in our throat, our eyes mist, our heart tightens and we long for just one more touch of your hand, one more caress of your...

NBA playoff second round competition continues to carry on, the Celtics away game by 75-82 not enemy 76 people, both sides fought 3-3, the rest day, will be the seventh battle of life and death.
76 5 team players scored in double figures, Zhu - Holliday scored 20 points and 6 assists, Elton - Brand 13 points and 10 rebounds, Evan Turner and Andre Iguodala each had 12 points, Lewis - Williams 11 points.
Paul - Pearce is the Celtics scored 24 points and 10 rebounds, Kevin - Garnett 20...